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A text – Luke 17:5-10 5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6 The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. 7 “Who among you would say to your slave who has justContinue reading “Tiny Acts for Someone – Luke 17:5-10”

A text – Psalm 146 1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long. 3 Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals, in whom there is no help.4 When their breath departs, they return to the earth; on thatContinue reading “Worth Praising – Psalm 146”

A text – Amos 6:1, 4-7 6 1Woe to those who are at ease in Zion and for those who feel secure on Mount Samaria,the notables of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel resorts! 4 Woe to those who lie on beds of ivory and lounge on their couches and eat lambsContinue reading “Notice God’s Beloved Children – Amos 6:1, 4-7”

A text – Luke 16:19-31 19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21 who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would come andContinue reading “We Get It – Luke 16:19-31”

A text – Psalm 113 1 Praise the Lord!Praise, O servants of the Lord; praise the name of the Lord. 2 Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time on and forevermore.3 From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised.4 The Lord is high above all nations and his glory above the heavens. 5 Who is likeContinue reading “Upside Down – Psalm 113”

A text – Amos 8:4-7 4 Hear this, you who trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land,5 saying, “When will the new moon be over so that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath, so that we may offer wheat for sale?We will make the ephah smaller and the shekel heavierContinue reading “God Will Never Forget – Amos 8:4-7”

A text – Luke 16:1-13 16 Then Jesus said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. 2 So he summoned him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your management becauseContinue reading “Is Shrewd Good? – Luke 16:1-13”

A text – Psalm 51:1-10 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love;according to your abundant mercy, blot out my transgressions.2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.4 Against you, you alone, have I sinned and doneContinue reading “Clean and Renewed – Psalm 51:1-10”

A text – Exodus 32:7-14 7 The Lord said to Moses, “Go down at once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted perversely; 8 they have been quick to turn aside from the way that I commanded them; they have cast for themselves an image of a calf and have worshiped it andContinue reading “Merciful Promise-Keeper – Exodus 32”

A text – Luke 15:1-10 15 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3 So he told them this parable: 4 “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, doesContinue reading “Be Right or Be Embraced – Luke 15:1-10”